BREAKING NEWS

Residential subdivision planned near Pennsylvania Ave. in Martinsburg

Mary Stortstrom

Staff Writer

mstortstrom@journal-news.net

MARTINSBURG — The site plan for a seven-lot residential subdivision, planned near Pennsylvania Avenue in Martinsburg, was approved by the Martinsburg Planning Commission at its October meeting.

The development, which is referred to as “Pennsylvania at Third Street,” will be located on an approximately 0.9-acre parcel at the Southwest intersection of Third Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.

According to Richard Klein, engineer with Alpha Associates, Inc., a Martinsburg-based consulting firm, the proposed area for the subdivision is currently a vacant, undeveloped property. The property is owned by AvanHar Properties, LLC of Charles Town.

Klein said seven lots, each with a house, will be constructed on that property.

“There will be seven lots, and seven homes will be built there. All the parcels meet the minimum requirement of 5,000 square feet,” Klein said. “No roads will need to be built, but we would have to extend the existing sewer line.”